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Economics

As member-owned financial cooperatives, credit unions strive to provide their members with the best possible financial services. Of course, credit unions don't operate in a vacuum. The rates that they offer and the services their members demand (and can afford) are tied to the local, state, and national economies.

On this page, you'll find links to websites that provide portals to data, statistics, and analysis that help provide a little economic background and context for credit union operations in Montana and the U.S. The "Featured Resource" is something — a report, website, infographic, blogpost — that we find particularly timely or that we've just discovered and found interesting or useful.

Montana Statistics (3/31/15)

Credit Unions in Montana: 53

Total Members: 376,384

Avg Assets per Credit Union: $84.4 mil.

Asset Growth: 2.6%

Loan Growth: 2.8%

Membership Growth: -2.6%

Savings Growth: 2.0%

Net Worth/Assets: 11.1%

Loans/Shares: 60.1%

The Economic Update

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As of April, CUNA members can enjoy a great new benefit: The Economic Update. Each month, CUNA's economists will produce a 15-minute monthly video that will break down monthly reports and provide an analysis on consumer business behavior and what it means for credit unions. The monthly Economic Update will keep board members and credit union staff informed of the most current issues impacting credit unions. It will provide (amongst other things) a analysis of data from CUNA's Credit Union Estimates Report along with a discussion of consumer behavior, the labor market, loan growth, and other timely topics.